THE CREW
Adrianna Polcyn
Writer, Director, Producer
BIO
Adrianna is a London based Visual Artist working professionally in the VFX industry, mainly with 3D and cutting-edge technologies such as volumetric capture. Adrianna has a bachelor degree in Computer Graphics, MA in Digital Effects as well as recently completed MA in Film. Having done a few amateur film projects before, now she is embarking on the journey with Lungs which will be her writer-director debut.
Sally B. Wippman
Choreographer
BIO
Sally is an international choreographer and director. She has trained in modern dance, Irish dance, Lecoq, and other movement forms. She likes to work with pedestrian movement, archetypes, musical theatre, and other physicalised forms of theatre and film. She enjoys empowering performers to use their own bodies and creativity to devise visually interesting and meaningful sequences that tell or enhance stories. She earned her MFA in Theatre Directing from East 15 and currently resides in London.
Cara Evans
Production Designer
BIO
Cara is a performance designer based in London. They work primarily for theatre with particular interests in devised and text-based work. Lungs will be their first time designing for the screen. They trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, The University for the Creative Arts and the National Youth Theatre in Design for Stage, Fine Art and Scenic Construction respectively. They were an Agitator at the Royal Court and have previously been part of their Young Script Panel. She has assisted a variety of designers including Fly Davis, Naomi Dawson, and Sophie Jump. Her previous projects include The Girl with Glitter in her Eye with the OPIA Collective at the Bunker Theatre and New Nordics Festival at the Yard.
Ella Malherbe
Music Composer
BIO
Ella Malherbe is a Swiss – Irish songstress and performer. She sings, writes, plays several instruments and arranges music from her studio in a village in Switzerland when she is not touring Europe with her indie-folk duo Marzella. With Marzella, she hit N#1 of the iTunes singer-songwriter charts Switzerland, a spot in the Viral 50 France playlist on Spotify, and presented their EP “Seasons of Life” (2019) on primetime news (CH) and well as scoring the Cultural Fund 2019 of their region. She has played prestigious venues across Europe such as The O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (UK), The Montreux Jazz Festival (CH), O2 Academy Islington (UK) and Moods Club Zurich (CH) to name a few. She was awarded a First Class Honors degree in Creative Musicianship and Music for Moving Image from the British & Irish Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) in 2016, as she spent 4 years in London.
Ella loves collaborating and developing projects, and has just released the synthwave album « In Between » with The Shamanics, about embracing who you are under each one of our facets. She toured the UK in 2014 as a backing vocalist for Saint Savior, alongside Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral, The Arctic Monkeys). Now, she looks forward to writing music and creating sound effects for the movie Lungs, an exciting new step in her career.
WEBSITE | SPOTIFY: MARZELLA, THE SHAMANICS | INSTAGRAM
Alistair Nicholls
Costume Designer, Prop Maker
BIO
Alistair is a London based artist, animator and performer. He was born in a taxi cab and raised by a pack of wolves in the highlands of Norfolk, growing up surrounded by art materials, farmers and PG tips. Has since worked in the Art Department for film and TV commercials, designing and making props/costumes. As well as regularly performing as part of a stand-up comedy troupe and doing taxidermy, he loves a good slice of Battenberg cake.
Joanna Lewandowska
Make-Up Artist
BIO
Joanna is a highly skilled make-up artist with over 6 years of experience. She has a background working with several elite beauty brands including By Terry and Cover FX. Her qualifications include an accreditation MLA in Professional Make-Up.
Natalia Szwed
Illustrator, Poster Designer
BIO
Natalia is an independent, young artist and graphic student from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. She is interested in spreading knowledge about women’s rights and the roots of human culture and likes to experiment with the form, technique and subject matter. Depending on whether it is a portrait of her grandmother, a friend or a medieval witch, she focuses on the right atmosphere, trying to present something equally beautiful and inspiring. Natalia worked with companies mainly focused on designing prints, patterns and complex illustrations. She is open to many styles, subjects and topics: from traditional techniques like painting and graphics to digital animation, concept art and character design.
Kaja Slojewska
Typographer
BIO
Kaja is a Typeface Designer currently based in Vancouver, Canada. With a background in Art and Graphic Design, Kaja developed a fascination with letterforms, leading her to study MA Type Design at the University of Reading. She specialises in fonts for text with wide multi-script support and works with foundries like Playtype, Fontfabric and Northern Block. Away from the computer, Kaja pushes her physical limits at the gym and enjoys plant-based cooking.
Norbert Varjasi
Director of Photography
BIO
Norbert is a London-based Director of Photography specialising in narrative films, music videos and commercials. His professional portfolio can be found here.